RE: commands executed out of order

[Dave Korn]

On 22 August 2007 16:35, cbrown wrote:

>    I have encountered something funny with a rule like this;
> 
> meta-project.site:
>       mkdir test-reports
>       $(shell cp somefile.info test-reports/app.info)
> 
>    When this runs, I see this;
> 
> cp: cannot create regular file `app.info': No such file or directory
> mkdir -p sbs/target/debug/test-reports
> 
>       I fixed the issue by removing the $(shell construct and just doing
> the cp, but still; Why do the original commands execute out of order?

  Because $(shell ...) isn't a command.  All variables (and functions) get
expanded before the commands are run.


    cheers,
      DaveK
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